2003 | Argentina, Italy, Netherlands, Spain | Fiction

La niña santa (The Holy Girl)

  • Spanish French, English 106 mins
  • Director | Lucrecia Martel
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Alvaro Urtizberea, Nora Kohen, Alfredo Ghirardo, Lita Stantic

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Amalia is feeling the first flutters of adolescence. Raised in a devoutly religious environment, her emerging desires wrestle with her faith. After a sexual assault, she assigns herself the dangerous mission of saving the guilty man from his impulses. The brilliantly directed La niña santa confronts family pressure and class violence, while echoing a sensory awakening.

Guilt Memory Faith Desire Mystery
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